Horde Garrison Beta Redesign

If you watch our video from an earlier build, you can clearly see the layout and sheer size of the starter-level Horde Garrison. Now, in build 18505, the Horde Garrison has been reduced in size considerably, although it is still not as tiny as the Alliance starting Garrison. Check out the video below, for the old Garrison, and the images for the new one!

New Garrison Gallery

You can see the reduced size, as well as the location where the cutscene many of these images were taken from begins!

Old Garrison Video

Garrison Monuments

We've also got Garrison Monuments, on the Alliance side, which are both place holders. They are currently both for winning 1000 lvl 25 PvP pet battles, so the achievements are likely placeholders too, but still, a good preview for what we can expect from monuments:

And while it's not a monument, we thought we'd let you know that there's a strange ghost who's appeared in the Alliance outhouse.

"Don't trust them, Shelly! They are lying to you. They will eat you. They will eat us all!"

Those of a nervous disposition will be pleased to hear there are not similar spectral situations in the Horde outhouses. They're gone altogether!

Guides Updated

As ever, we're working hard to get our guides updated for the new build. We've got our Transmogrification Guides updated with the new models for armor sets and weapons.

We're also getting the class guides updated with the new changes from build 18505. You can check out the changes to your class from the list below!

Comments

Comment by Lumiliana

on Wed, 02 Jul 2014 21:39:21 -0500

Amazing *___*

Comment by KRJblue

on Wed, 02 Jul 2014 21:41:58 -0500

So tired of generic orc based towns and architecture. Blizz is cutting corners left and right; we deserve our specific racial themes for our garrisons if we are going to be tied to them while leveling.

Comment by kronic420ca

on Wed, 02 Jul 2014 21:43:11 -0500

What do you guys think about having new race/class combinations since we wont be seeing any new races or classes. This will be with first xpac where we get neither if they dont add new race/class combo's. It's would certainly spice things up a bit in a good way to see new combinations.

Comment by Liama

on Wed, 02 Jul 2014 21:44:15 -0500

Looks pretty good!

Comment by Scilic

on Wed, 02 Jul 2014 22:05:50 -0500

So tired of generic orc based towns and architecture. Blizz is cutting corners left and right; we deserve our specific racial themes for our garrisons if we are going to be tied to them while leveling.

I don't know about you, but between a whole new xpack, with several new features, and a whole sleu of new models. I'm pretty happy and can live with New "generic Orc" buildings.

Comment by oliviadgrace

on Wed, 02 Jul 2014 22:12:26 -0500

What do you guys think about having new race/class combinations since we wont be seeing any new races or classes. This will be with first xpac where we get neither if they dont add new race/class combo's. It's would certainly spice things up a bit in a good way to see new combinations.

Could be cool, but it's something I doubt we'll see.

But man I'd love to be a gnome druid.

Think of the tiny bear form....

Comment by Ksane

on Wed, 02 Jul 2014 22:27:23 -0500

Monuments?Can I haz statue of Dark Lady Sylvanas Windrunner?

Comment by don1010220

on Wed, 02 Jul 2014 22:48:05 -0500

Ok wtf are them ghosts doing in the outhouse...

Comment by KRJblue

on Wed, 02 Jul 2014 23:07:40 -0500

Well, to each their own, but with all the features they continue to cut and assets they reuse, I'm not convinced. They should have done more to represent all the races. Plus this just looks like Mini Ashran, when so many better choices could have been made.

Comment by Rankkor

on Wed, 02 Jul 2014 23:21:54 -0500

We also datamined a new elite version of Aggra, so she may be present in Draenor after all.

Comment by locholin93

on Wed, 02 Jul 2014 23:25:27 -0500

Ok wtf are them ghosts doing in the outhouse...

They are there to scare the crap out of you...

Comment by RedDove

on Thu, 03 Jul 2014 00:32:20 -0500

totally agreed, i love the Blood elf and undead architecture. I suppose they are too busy upgrading the character models to really put effort into making each race have their own personal architecture. But it would be awesome if it was race or even class specific, i would love to command my own Blood knight Guards and have chargers stabled and such. But i suppose if they did that then they would have to change all the NPC's to be race specific too. :( that would be a lot of work and need time that i don't think blizz has considering they need to actually need to balance classes, sats and game mechanics.

Comment by RedDove

on Thu, 03 Jul 2014 00:35:41 -0500

Ok wtf are them ghosts doing in the outhouse...

The Dark Lady Sylvanas Windrunner has spies in the Alliance Garrisons.. lol

Comment by otto0035

on Thu, 03 Jul 2014 01:21:55 -0500

We've also added more Warlords of Draenor quests to the database--these cover some treasure-realetd tracking quests in Gorgrond and a few quests tied to a Garrison competition: A Call for Huntsman, Friendly Competition.

think there is a typo here "treasure-realetd"but my spelling could be wrong....other than that, loving the look at the new zones

Comment by grayhand

on Thu, 03 Jul 2014 03:10:07 -0500

I agree, I am really tired of bones and leather after this whole Garrosh raid theme. At the very least we should have the option of building "alliance" buildings. Frankly I find them far more aesthetically pleasing. Blizzard can explain this by being able to "raid" or "pillage" faction blueprints.

This is supposed to be "home" base (a place of comfort and security), not some random quest hub where you plough through whilst avoiding snagging your armour on all the pointy bits of horn and bone sticking out all over the place.

Comment by Maelynn

on Thu, 03 Jul 2014 03:25:10 -0500

Ok wtf are them ghosts doing in the outhouse...

They are there to scare the crap out of you...

After waking up a bit unpleasantly, your comment made me chuckle (okay, fine, I laughed out loud - my cat jumped up from the desk he was snoozing on) and feel a lot better. Thanks. ^_^

Comment by Darkaara

on Thu, 03 Jul 2014 03:28:01 -0500

WE HAVE SAURFANG IN OUR GARRISON? HE'S EVERYWHERE!

Comment by CasCassCasch

on Thu, 03 Jul 2014 03:32:29 -0500

An outhouse ghost? Makes me think of that ghost in the bathroom in Harry Potter Chamber of Secrets.Monument-wise I better be able to have a gnome or a dwarf. Gnome or Dwarf or die.

Comment by blackdemon

on Thu, 03 Jul 2014 04:30:27 -0500

We also datamined a new elite version of Aggra, so she may be present in Draenor after all.

I'm hoping they go George RR Martin on her. Bring her in to fight a trial by combat for Thrall's life and then kill her horribly...

Comment by ABARTH

on Thu, 03 Jul 2014 04:41:21 -0500

sorry for my english bad.cold snap and ice barrier must be remove in talent and put in perks,because are talents main frost not mage fire or arcane.this is spell main frost.example combustion(main spell fire) see in perks.why cold snap and ice barrier is not the same?